Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs One-striped opossum

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Monodelphis unistriata

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while One-striped opossum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	One-striped opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Monodelphis
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Monodelphis unistriata

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

One-striped opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	One-striped opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

One-striped opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

The Candy Apple Waxy Cap (Hygrocybe cuspidata) is a species in the genus Hygrocybe. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.